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October Windstorm

We understand the stress and disruption that power outages can cause and we appreciate your patience as we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Crews have made excellent progress, and we expect the majority of customers to have power restored overnight. There will be some customers, mostly in Pierce and Thurston Counties, where it will take longer to restore power. Areas of focus in Thurston County include Boston Harbor, Pattison and Black Lake, downtown and southeast Lacey. In Pierce County, crews are patrolling lines serving Carbonado and Wilkeson, removing downed trees and restoring power. Crews are also working in the Rhodes Lake area, where damage is still considerable.

The outages that are likely to remain into tomorrow will affect smaller, more localized, groups of customers. These take time to repair as crews go from site to site to make repairs and restore power. Crews will continue to work around the clock until power is restored to all customers.

We are also watching the weather forecast and the potential for strong winds tonight in East King and Pierce counties. High winds could increase the number of outages or might delay current restoration efforts if conditions are not safe for our crews to continue to work for a period of time.


 
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Puget Sound Energy helps provide Whatcom County students with electric bus, chargers
PSE continues to expand its Up & Go Electric program with a critical community hub in Whatcom County

Bellevue, Washington (3/16/2023) Students in East Whatcom County’s Mt. Baker Head Start program will travel to and from school in a brand-new electric school bus, provided to the Opportunity Council’s East Whatcom County Regional Resource Center (EWRRC), part of PSE’s Up & Go Electric pilot program focused on equity in transportation electrification.

This bus, which PSE purchased from Blue Bird, comes with a dual-port level 2 charging station that PSE installed on the resource center property. The charging station will power the electric bus while the extra charging port will be available for other invited guests of the resource center.

“PSE is working to advance the equitable adoption of transportation electrification in our region, but we can’t do it alone, said Andy Wappler, PSE Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. “Partnerships with community-based organizations like Opportunity Council’s East Whatcom Regional Resource Center enable us to build a robust EV ecosystem and ensure that everyone, regardless of income and geographic location, can access the benefits of electric mobility.”

The resource center is a critical community hub for its Head Start preschool, community meetings, community gardens and basic needs resources for East Whatcom County residents.

“We are immensely grateful for PSE’s generosity in support of our electric bus initiative,” said David Webster, Director of the Opportunity Council’s Department of Early Learning & Family Services. “To us, it’s not only reliable transportation for our children but also a step forward in reducing air pollution in an area that is frequently assessed as a “non-containment area” by the Northwest Clean Air Agency. Fossil fuel bus fumes are an irritant for children with asthma, too, so this investment will pay many dividends for our kiddos and our entire service area.”

PSE’s transportation electrification programs aim to provide direct and measurable benefits and to reduce health and financial burdens for the communities it serves. Partnering with community organizations like the Opportunity Council is part of PSE’s commitment to working together to create a cleaner energy future for all and achieving its aspirational goal to be a Beyond Net Zero Carbon company by 2045. PSE is targeting reducing carbon emissions to net zero and going beyond by helping other sectors enable carbon reduction across Washington State.

To learn more about PSE’s Transportation Electrification Plan, visit pse.com/upandgo.


The media is invited to a ribbon-cutting event, hosted by Opportunity Council with guest speakers from the council and PSE:
Monday - March 20, 2023
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Opportunity Council - EWRRC
8251 Kendall Rd, Maple Falls, WA 98266



 

Media Contact:

Gerald Tracy, 1-888-831-7250, psenewsroom@pse.com


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